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Celebrating 50 years

photo - Ambassador Rolf Pauls of Germany presents his credentials to Israeli president Zalman Shazar on Aug. 19, 1965

Ambassador Rolf Pauls of Germany presents his credentials to Israeli president Zalman Shazar on Aug. 19, 1965. (photo from picture-alliance/dpa via CIJA) On Aug. 19, 1965, Ambassador Rolf Pauls of Germany presented his credentials to Israel’s president Zalman Shazar. The…

Refugee system doesn’t work

According to David Matas, former president of Canadian Council of Refugees (CCR), changes that have been made to this country’s refugee system within the last few years have made it more difficult to sponsor refugees. “We set up a sponsorship…

Sometimes innocent jailed

photo - Ken Klonsky speaks on “Freeing David McCallum: A Story of Exoneration” at the Outlook fundraiser and social event Sept.27

Ken Klonsky speaks on “Freeing David McCallum: A Story of Exoneration” at the Outlook fundraiser and social event Sept.27. (photo by Winnifred Tovey) “Number one, never talk to the police.” The first tip Ken Klonsky gave when asked by the Jewish…

Ensuring fair, legal elections

photo - Kara Mintzberg (B.C. regional director of CJPAC), Ron Laufer, centre, and Michael Schwartz

Kara Mintzberg (B.C. regional director of CJPAC), Ron Laufer, centre, and Michael Schwartz. (photo from Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia) With Canada’s 2015 federal election so closely contested, Jewish community organizations continued to the dying days of the…

Expanding the financial field

photo - Michael Susser, left, and Murray Palay of Quadrant Asset Management

Michael Susser, left, and Murray Palay of Quadrant Asset Management. (photo from QAM) The first-ever Quadrant Asset Management Investment Conference was held on Oct. 2 at the University of Manitoba’s James W. Burns Executive Education Centre in downtown Winnipeg. It…

First-ever official visit

photo - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, left, welcomes President Pranab Mukherjee to the Knesset

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, left, welcomes President Pranab Mukherjee to the Knesset. (photo from Israeli Prime Minister’s Office via jns.org) In the first-ever official visit by an Indian head of state to Israel, President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Jerusalem last…

Eatery’s unique offer

photo - Recent visitors to the Hummus Bar at the M Mall in Kfar Vitkin, near Netanya. The eatery is offering a 50% deal on its hummus for Jews and Arabs who share a table and eat together

Recent visitors to the Hummus Bar at the M Mall in Kfar Vitkin, near Netanya. The eatery is offering a 50% deal on its hummus for Jews and Arabs who share a table and eat together. (photo from facebook.com/Mhumusbar) An…

יש לנו תיש שמסרב לעזוב

screenshot - Tim Hortons employees to the police: We have a goat that refuses to leave the restaurant

עובדי טים הורטונס למשטרה: יש לנו תיש שמסרב לעזוב את המסעדה. (צילום: CTV News Saskatoon) בחירות 2015: לא ברור למי היהודים הצביעו בניגוד לבחירות הקודמות לא ברור למי היהודים הצביעו הפעם בבחירות שהתקיימו ביום שני. כך מדווח העיתון גלוב אנד…

Mulcair talks about choices

photo - New Democratic Party of Canada leader Tom Mulcair

New Democratic Party of Canada leader Tom Mulcair. (photo from Tom Mulcair’s office) “I think the values of the community that you’re writing for are very similar to the social values of the NDP historically, and I think that’s a…

Korczak’s legacy now

photo - Left to right, keynote speaker Irwin Elman and panelists Rachel Malek, James Copping and Jess Boon

Left to right, keynote speaker Irwin Elman and panelists Rachel Malek, James Copping and Jess Boon. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) “Children are not the people of tomorrow but are people of today. They have a right to be taken seriously,…